The prayer of the week is based on Deuteronomy 6:4-5   Lord, I come to listen with my mind and my inner most being.  You are the LORD.  You are the God of all who call on You as Savior.  You are the One God!   You tell me that I am to love You, […]

Jesus was at a dinner at a Pharisee’s home…one of the guests made a comment after Jesus had said that the host should invite people he would not associate with socially to a reception…people who could not repay him. And the comment? (NASB) Luke 14:15 “‘Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom […]

Jesus had been invited to a Pharisee’s house for a meal on the Sabbath.  He had healed a man physically with the teaching of keeping God’s Law and the intent behind His Law.  (Luke 14:1-6) Then Jesus gave an example of how to conduct one’s self at a dinner party or in any social situation […]

Celebrate a New Year!   How are you going to practice being in the presence of the living God of the Bible in 2014?  Have you thought about that? Setting aside time, whether five, fifteen, thirty minutes or even one hour ~ to read God’s word each day…to incorporate prayer to the living God in […]

Jesus had been invited to a Pharisee’s leader’s home along with other guests.  As they assembled for the meal, Jesus observed the jostling for position in the seating arrangement. What did Jesus observe on this Sabbath day? (NASB) Luke 14:7 “And He began speaking a parable (story) to the invited guests when He noticed how […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 1:1-6 Your word, living God of the Bible, says blessed is the person who does not live according to the counsel of the wicked, or stand with sinners, or sit with scoffers! Your word says that I am to delight in Your law O Lord, and […]

(NASB) Luke 14:1-6 “IT HAPPENED that when He (Jesus) went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching Him closely. 2 And there in front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy (Dr. Luke was a physician; dropsy: accumulated fluid indicating illness […]

  When Jesus comes the second time (the first was when He was born in Bethlehem), He will come as King over all kings…He will govern from the throne of David. (NASB) Isaiah 9:6-7 “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on […]

Prophecy: First Advent: Isaiah 7:14 foretold of a virgin giving birth to Messiah.  His name would be called Immanuel (God with us). Prophecy fulfilled: First Advent:   Jesus came into this world as a baby born in Bethlehem…and yesterday His birth was celebrated by Christians…Luke 2:1-7   Jesus came to save His people from their […]

What did the shepherds celebrate? They celebrated the birth of Messiah! The Birth of Jesus:   Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem, there were no rooms to be found…so they took what was available…a stable with straw and animals…what a place to give birth to the Son of God!  After baby Jesus was born…He was […]